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Checklist for Superorder Eucarida Calman, 1904
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
13
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
13
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
9
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
9 Families width 20 Species and 4 Subspecies
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab9SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
15 Genera with 20 Species
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18926SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lupocycloporus Alcock, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1852Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1852Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Parapanope De Man, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Parribacus Dana, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
20 Species and 4 Subspecies
Caridina fernandoi Arudpragasam..., 1962
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Caridina nilotica bengalensis De Man, 1908
Caridina nilotica gracilipes de Man, 1892
Caridina nilotica simoni
Caridina weberi sumatrensis De Man, 1892
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Lupocycloporus gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Ocypode platytarsis (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Panulirus polyphagus Herbst, 1793Mud Rock Lobster
Parapanope serenei Guinot & Ng, 1985
Parasesarma bengalense Davie, 2003
Parribacus antarcticus Lund, 1793Sculptured Mitten Lobster
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Pseudosesarma edwardsi De Man, 1887
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798

Subnodes of Eucarida with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
OrderDecapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Lobsters And Prawns, Prawns, Shrimp, Shrimps, Ten-Footed
9
15
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eucarida at artfakta.se
Eucarida at biodiversity.org.au
Eucarida at dyntaxa.se
Eucarida at itis.gov
Eucarida at marinespecies.org